Barry Manilow Got Married

Looks like they made it. Barry Manilow and his longtime manager Garry Kief tied the knot last year in a private ceremony, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE. “It was a surprise,” a friend of the couple says of the wedding, which was held at Manilow’s Palm Springs home and attended by “20 to 30 guests” who had been told they were attending a “lunch.” Though the couple chose to keep the wedding completely private and did not sign any official paperwork, Manilow and Kief both wear wedding bands and “are committed to one another and have been for a very long time,” a Manilow source says. “They have a great relationship. Garry has always been there for Barry.”

Manilow has never formally come out but has supported several national and local HIV/AIDS charities. Note the use of scare quotes in the Radar Online story.

RELATED: In September 2011 Manilow endorsed Ron Paul for president and contributed to his campaign.